Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, and a former professor of Classics and comparative literature at the University of Michigan. Carson lived in Montreal for several years and taught at McGill University. In 2000 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She is reticent about her private life; the biography published in current editions of her books simply states Anne Carson lives in Canada. Though distinguished, Carson's academic training did not run a straight path. Read more on Last.fm